A water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe and generally a piped supply of water. A cesspool. A sinkhole. A natural or artificial means of absorbing or removing a substance or a form of energy from a system. A place regarded as wicked and corrupt: That city is a sink of corruption. Origin of sink
Card shark, especially in American English,is often simply a term for someone who spends a lot of time playing cards. Both terms are sometimes hyphenated, and theyâre sometimes condensed into a single compound wordâcardsharp or cardshark. But the two-word, unhyphenated forms are more common in edited publications.
Card Sharks, from Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions, was based on the card game Acey Deucey and featured huge, oversized playing cards handled by attractive female assistants. The new version of Sale of the Century, from Reg Grundy Productions, had contestants participating in a shopping game.